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Boat & Watercraft Insurance

Hull, liability, trailer and on-water towing for boats, sailboats and personal watercraft.

Galveston Bay, Clear Lake, or wherever you actually run

Homeowners insurance covers a boat only in a limited way: typically small craft with low horsepower, and usually only while it's sitting on your property. Anything bigger, or anything that actually goes in the water regularly, needs its own policy. Boat policies define a navigational territory, and we set it to match where you really run the boat, whether that's Clear Lake on a weekend, Galveston Bay, or further offshore. Get that wrong and a real claim can go unpaid over a technicality that had nothing to do with what actually happened.

The trailer isn't automatically covered like you'd think

Auto liability extends to a trailer while it's being towed behind your vehicle, which covers you if the trailer causes an accident on the road. But damage to the trailer itself, whether from a wreck, theft, or just wear from ramp use, usually needs to be scheduled separately on the boat policy rather than assumed under your car insurance. Hull, liability, trailer and on-water towing, quoted together so nothing between the truck and the dock gets left out.

Hull, liability, trailer and on-water towing for boats, sailboats and personal watercraft. Se habla espanol.

A small motorboat moored at a Gulf Coast jetty at golden hour

Boat insurance questions

What owners ask before they leave the dock

Only in a very limited way. Homeowners policies typically cover small, low-horsepower craft, and usually only while the boat is sitting on your property. Anything larger needs its own boat policy.

It's the area your boat policy actually covers you to operate in, set to match where you really run the boat, whether that's Clear Lake, Galveston Bay or further offshore. Getting it wrong can leave a claim unpaid.

Your auto liability extends to a trailer while it's being towed, but damage to the trailer itself usually needs to be scheduled separately on the boat policy, not assumed under auto.

It's roadside assistance for the water: if your boat breaks down or runs aground, on-water towing gets you or the boat back to a dock or ramp without the bill landing on you.

Set your navigational territory correctly before the next trip

Coverage descriptions are summaries only. Actual terms are governed by the issued policy.